3 of my 4 outdoor girls have already started flowering, one of them is already in full flower. I was like WTF isn't this way way early? Apparently this is happening to a lot of outdoor farmers this year. The bottom line, at least to the best of my understanding, is that depending on the strain, in the ground or in a pot, and what nutrients the plant is getting, as soon as the days begin getting shorter, it's just a matter of time till the plant starts flowering. This is my first year growing outdoors. Next year I'll just start my crop earlier. Regardless the plants have continued to grow while they are flowering, so I should still get some decent yeilds. If your are JUST starting to flower, consider yourself lucky and go with the flow. I wish you the best of luck, and if anything I told you is incorrect please pm me, I'm a total outdoor noob, and I wanna learn.